And I'm Just West of There, Too.

Virginia has just passed HB 751:

A civil union, partnership contract or other arrangement between persons of the same sex purporting to bestow the privileges or obligations of marriage is prohibited. Any such civil union, partnership contract or other arrangement entered into by persons of the same sex in another state or jurisdiction shall be void in all respects in Virginia and any contractual rights created thereby shall be void and unenforceable.

This is a fucking veto-proof bill, too, passed with a super-majority. This is now a veto-proof bill, and we're stuck with it until either a)Virginia's legislature repeals it or b)"activist judges" decide to "write the law" and strike down this bill because it violates the "constitution."

This site is urging a boycott of Virginia. There's more info on this bill here and here

Preventing laws like this monstrosity is far more important to the Queer Community than getting marriage immediately. I've repeatedly pointed out the inevitability of marriage within twenty years, if we don't let Ann Coulter and assorted assholes fuck things up for us now. Well, it's a lot harder to repeal a bill than it is to prevent one from being passed in the first place; and this sort of bill is something that needs to be prevented.

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